Pregnancy at 6 Weeks

At pregnancy at 6 weeks, you start gaining weight. It is not because your baby has grown too big, but because of the effects of certain pregnancy hormones. Apart from weight-gain, you may experience new kinds of disorders like nausea and morning sickness. In case this is your first pregnancy, you may feel very uncomfortable.

Your baby at 6 weeks is 5 mm in size, or roughly half the size of a pea. It has increased by a few millimeters from the last week. The heart beat of your baby can be felt and heard with the help of an ultrasound scan. It can be measured by reading its size right from its head till its buttocks.

Development of your baby when you are 6 weeks pregnant:

• The buds of its feet and arms grow slightly bigger. However, the toes and the fingers cannot be distinguished
  
• It can now respond to some stimuli, as the central nervous system now connects to the various nascent muscles.
  
• Tiny holes are formed in the both sides of the head, which develops into ears
  
• Dark marks arise in those parts of the faces where eyes and nose are located
  
• Blood starts circulating very efficiently all over the body
  
• The baby’s heart starts beating at the rate of 100 to 140 times in a minute
  

Changes that you will go through during pregnancy week 6:

• Your waist will start growing thicker, as the size and shape of your uterus is now changing
  
• You may gain 3 to 6 pounds, and it will expand in pregnancy week by week 6
  
• You will go through frequent vomiting, exhaustion etc.
  
• Your uterus grows bigger, quite like a size of a peach.
  
• Your breasts become tenderer.
  
• Many a times, the area around your nipples darkens in colour pregnancy 6 weeks onwards.
  

However, amidst all the excitement, you must keep a few things in mind. This is the time when you go through rapid weight-gain. Therefore, going by the common belief, that "you need food for two", do not over eat. Instead, eat normal and healthy food, otherwise you might get fatter. You require more calories only after the sixth month of pregnancy. Even though your appetite will increase, try eating small, frequent and healthy meals.